Hurricane Harvey Looks to Be First Big Test for Trump FEMA Director Long August 25, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Brock Long knew it was just a matter of time. “We’ve gone 11 years without a major hurricane land-falling in...
Home Telematics Startup Roost Raises $10.4M from Insurers August 25, 2017 Roost, a developer of home telematics for property insurance carriers, raised $10.4 million from three international insurance industry companies. Aviva...
Risk Managers Prefer Standalone Cyber Policies: RIMS Survey August 25, 2017 According to the 2017 RIMS Cyber Survey, risk professionals’ continued to show preference for standalone cyber insurance policies as the...
Studies Show Automated Car Safety Technologies Are Preventing Crashes August 25, 2017 By Joan Lowy Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots...
Nestle’s ‘Natural’ Claims on Poland Springs Don’t Hold Water, Lawsuit Alleges August 25, 2017 By Patricia Hurtado Nestle SA’s Poland Spring Water unit has duped American consumers into paying premium prices for ordinary ground water that’s pumped...
Panensky to Lead New Ironshore Computer Emergency Response Team August 25, 2017 Ironshore Inc. has unveiled a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to manage cyber claims across all product lines. CERT-Ironshore is...
Verisk to Acquire Bankruptcy Data and Risk Management Firm LCI August 24, 2017 Verisk Analytics Inc. has agreed to acquire LCI, a provider of bankruptcy risk prediction and management tools for banks and...
Cities Hope Fines Will Curb Distracted Walkers August 24, 2017 By Isabel Gottlieb This really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s done it: You are just no good at texting and walking....
Regulators Under Pressure to Develop Rules of Road Minus Drivers August 24, 2017 By Ryan Beene When the U.S. government finally got around to regulating auto safety in 1967, it insisted that every car have seat...
Employee Embezzlement Schemes Often Carried Out Over Years August 24, 2017 Nearly 25 percent of employee thefts involve large-scale losses of more than $1 million and 29 percent are carried out...